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Winners of third Arabic writing competition on 70th anniversary of Geneva Conventions

… competition on “The 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions of 1949” . After reviewing 120 … research entitled “Seventy Years of the 1949 Geneva Conventions: Priority of Implementation …

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COVID-19: How IHL provides crucial safeguards during pandemics

… Articles 3 and 9/9/9/10 of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 spell out the so-called …

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She inspires: Stories from the Asia-Pacific on International Women’s Day 2020

… lives? And, continues to protect people? The Geneva Conventions. The Geneva Conventions are a vital global pledge …

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Yemen: Thousands of people in need of food and shelter as fighting intensifies

… 07-03-2020 Sanaa/Geneva (ICRC) - Intense fighting on the … , Near and Middle East Spokesperson, ICRC Geneva +41 79 447 3726, rhetherington@icrc.org … 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …

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The equation is evident: Respect for IHL equals reduced human suffering

… Through the universal ratification of the Geneva Conventions, States have drawn the line of … Nations in Article 89 of the AP1 of the Geneva Conventions, in which High Contracting …

Statement

Principles of IHL (distinction, proportionality) have direct bearing on cyber operations

… [2] Art. 48 Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to …

Statement

Norms for responsible State behavior on cyber operations should build on international law

… Arts 48, 51 and 52 Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to … 54 AP I; Art. 14 Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and …

Statement

Reversing commitment to anti-personnel mine ban endangers civilian lives

… 06-02-2020 Geneva - The International Committee of the …

News release

The Kampala Convention: Key Recommendations Ten Years On

… Report on Internal Displacement 2019, IDMC, Geneva, 2019: … Internally Displaced People 2018–2020, GP20, Geneva, 2018: … into Practice: A Stocktaking Exercise, ICRC, Geneva, 2016: https://shop.icrc.org/ 8 The …

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Ethiopia: Putting humanitarian needs first in 2019

… the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions (GCs), organized a seminar …

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